> an escalation of what Gore did in 2000–pushing the law to its limit to win the case No, that escalation already happened in the 2000 election — and by the GO

> an escalation of what Gore did in 2000–pushing the law to its limit to win the case No, that escalation already happened in the 2000 election — and by the GOP: Remember the "Brooks Brothers riot" by Bush's GOP lawyers and operatives, which shut down a recount proceeding in Miami-Dade County? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooks_Brothers_riot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooks_Brothers_riot